Hinged door for piano-box buggies.



N0. 678,7). Patented July l6, 190i.

M. WUGDHULL. HINGED 0008 FOR PIANO BOX BUGGIES.

(Appiication filed Apr. 25, 1901 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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No. 678,7I0. Patented luly l6, I90I.

I m. WOUDHULL.

HINGED DOOR FOR PIANO BOX BUGGIES.

(Application filed Apr. 25, 1901.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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MORRIS XVOODHULL, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

HINGED DOORFOR PIANO BOX BUGGit-ZS.

SEEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,710, dated July 16,1901.

Application filed April 25, 1901- Serial No. 57,390. (No modeld To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS WOODHULL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hinged Doors for Piano-1302; Buggies, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to vehicles, and more especially to that class ofvehicles known as piano-boX buggies.

Owing to the short distance between the top and the high sides of theboX in buggies of this character the difficulty of getting in and out iswell known; and the object of my invention is to overcome this byproviding a door that will be strong and substantial and which can beopened and closed without interfering with the adjacent step and Wheelsof the buggy. I'attain these objects by the constructions andcombinations hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a buggyembodying my device, showingthe' door closed; and Fig. 2 is the samewith the door open. Fig. 3 is an interior perspective view of a portionof the box-bed, showing the door partly open. Fig. 4 is a plan View ofthe frame of my device, and Fig. 5 is a side view of an arm of the framewith the bearings for same shown in section.

Like parts are represented by similar letters of reference in theseveral views.

In constructing my device I employ the angularly-extending arms a,pivoted at one end in the bosses Z) of the plate I), which is frame isfurther provided with the stop e to contact with the side of the boxwhen the dooris closed. The door c is further provided with the latchese to hold the door in place when closed. The door-opening isprovided ateach side with the plates 0' and at the bottom with the pieces 0attached to the said box to strengthen the sides of the box and at thesame time provide a stop for the door when closed. The side plates arebeveled at 0 so that the latches 6 when fastened over same will bind thedoor in place and prevent any rattle, and the block 0 strengthens thebottom of the bed where the plate I) tached.

It will be seen that by means of the angu lar1y-extending arms pivotedat their respective ends to the bed and the door, the door may be openedand closed without interfering with the step f, or the adjacent wheel ofthe vehicle; the door operating in a sidestepping instead of the usualswinging movement, and the curve of the arm permits it to pass the armof the step so that the door may be thrown from its closed to openposition, and when side open occupies a position adjacent to the doorwayand parallel to the adjacent side of the box, where it is out of the wayand presents the best appearance. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination with theboxbed of a vehicle having an opening in the side thereof, of a door forsaid opening having verticallyextending sockets on each side of itsmedial line, an gularly-extending arms pivoted at one end to the underside of said bed and at the other journaled in said sockets and adaptedto carry said door in its upright position, whereby said door may beopened and closed, by a side-stepping movement, without interfering withthe adjacent wheel of the vehi ole, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of April,A. D. 1901.

MORRIS WOODHULL.

is at Witnesses:

CLnrUs A. STUFF, LEROY Marrrnws.

